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| MAY 2020 | 20 UNDER 40
DECATUR HERALD & REVIEW
ABBY CORZINE SARAH JANE PHOTOGRAPHY
Age: 35 Occupation: Cashier and BSA Officer at First National Bank of Assumption Family: Parents, Mike and Vanessa Corzine of Assumption; brother, Andrew (Stacey) of Moweaqua, three nephews; partner, Todd Toberman and son, Grady (7) Career highlights and/or accomplishments: After graduating with a degree in ag business from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, I started working for Illinois Farm Bureau where I worked as manager of the Crawford County Farm Bureau for two years. When the opportunity opened for me to come back to my hometown, I jumped at the chance. I became the fifth generation of Corzines to work at the First National Bank of Assumption. Each day I look forward to continuing the tradition set before me and serving the community of Assumption for years to come.
the community. I often have grand ideas, that once brought down in scale (thanks to help from friends), turn out to be great events. We need to be open to anyone and everyone. Remember, the people who we are trying to get invested in our communities must have an entry point; not everyone wants to be a leader, some want to participate. In every group I am in we have leaders, planners, and people who just want to help somehow. Know your volunteers and be open to help at any level.
What would your perfect Saturday be like? I love to go. Anywhere. I enjoy finding new places to visit and unique treasures. I love hole-in-the wall restaurants, independent bookstores, locally-owned shops with homemade items. I enjoy calling up a friend or my mom Friday night and saying “let’s go to Carbondale or Fair Oaks tomorrow.” I enjoy traveling the country and learning about different agriculture. Another favorite of mine is to stop in other small towns to see what they offer that Assumption could adopt and benefit from. Never go on a trip with Community involvement: Since coming me if you have a schedule because I want back to Assumption, my goal has been to stop at every exit along the way. to try and make a difference. That goal has kept me busy. I have actively been Who inspires you to be better? My son ininvolved in the Assumption Community spires me to do better. We have one shot Pride Association for the last five years. at this life and I want to leave him a town After serving as treasurer of the ACPA and world that is better than we found it. board, I gave up my position so that I Nothing makes all the crazy hours of volcould focus on the ACPA committee ac- unteering more worth it than when I am tivities. I serve as an EMT on the Assump- walking through town and someone says tion Ambulance, am a member of the “hey that is Grady’s mom,” or walking Assumption Women’s Club and Friends through the school halls and knowing all of the Assumption Public Library, board his friends because I have coached them member of the Central A&M Youth Bas- or led them in 4-H club. We are shaping ketball League, coach soccer and T-ball, our communities for not only right now, and most recently became the leader of but for the future. I try to teach him that one person can make a difference. Every Rural Feeders 4-H Club. day when I drop him off at school, I tell What should the community do to attract him to “be nice, talk to someone new, and more young people to the area? I believe sit by someone different at lunch today.” I the best thing a community can do to at- hope one day he will remember these lestract more young people is listen to ideas. sons and make sure no one feels like they Not every idea is going to be great, but don’t matter because we are all needed to some can be tweaked to fit the needs of make this world a better place.
I believe the best thing a community can do to attract more young people is listen to ideas. Not every idea is going to be great, but some can be tweaked to fit the needs of the community. I often have grand ideas, that once brought down in scale (thanks to help from friends), turn out to be great events. We need to be open to anyone and everyone.
